new zealand   black comedy   independent film   adoption   family relationships   bird   forest   fire   boy   girl   killing a dog   chapter headings   coming of age   birthday party   birthday   release from prison   misunderstanding   grief   travel   birthday present   illiteracy   tank   reference to rambo   killing an animal   childhood   wilderness   fat boy   haiku   reference to lord of the rings   13 year old   selfie   trek   coming of age film   foster father foster son relationship   four wheel drive   loss of foster mother   maori   reference to megatron   reference to tupac shakur   reference to the terminator   dog   funeral   chase   death   faked death   manhunt   escape   juvenile delinquent   on the run   loss of wife   rifle   reference to jesus christ   teenager   no opening credits